Disappointed - Branch Manager Citizens Employee Review

2.0
20 Feb 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great benefits. Great coworkers. Great hours.

Cons

Lack of training. The training for this company is horrible. There is not enough of it for new employees. If you're hired in with banking experience already, that helps but still not enough. For those hired with no banking experience as a Teller or a Banker it sets them up for failure. The managers are not staffed appropriately. I have one Teller and one Banker. Both new to banking. I have a busy branch. How am I supposed to continue training them? It's a horrible experience for them and a disservice to the employee and customers. It is not right. The amount of stress put on a manager with only 2 employees is unreal. It's not because we are short staffed but because the company feels this is how the staffing model should be. Whoever came up with the staffing model has not stepped foot in a branch for years. They have no idea what it is like. This branch needs either an extra Teller or an extra Banker. The manager can not be a Teller, Banker, and a manager all at the same time. Then I am questioned why my manager tasks are becoming late or not getting done.

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Citizens Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that your time with us hasn't been what you hoped it to be. We take all concerns seriously and would like to better understand your perspective. Please consider contacting the HR Service Center (hrservicecenter@citizensbank.com) to share more information about what you experienced so that we can look into and address as appropriate.

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Cons

Management sucks and of course they have their favorites and then they have the people they target like myself. They micromanage bad and are quick to give you an occurrence for nothing. Their systems are so slow and then they blame you for being five ten minutes late logging in. They want you to tell them when you get up to breathe, go to the bathroom and they push for you to take calls and know boatloads of info after on 3 weeks of training. What they don’t know is that I will sue for any wrong doings or discrimination and I keep records of everything

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